Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—31/10/2011
Jonathan Swain presents Mahler's Symphony No 3, with Donald Runnicles leading the BBC SSO.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Verdi, Bruckner and Bazzini.
09:00
Essential Classics—Monday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music by Glazunov, Schubert, Mozart and Dvorak.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Episode 1
1/5Donald Macleod explores Alessandro Scarlatti's early years.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Sara Mingardo, Benjamin Bayl, Richard Sweeney
Sara Mingardo (contralto) performs baroque arias in a recital from the Wigmore Hall.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—31/10/2011
The BBC Philharmonic performs symphonies by Prokofiev, Mozart, Haydn and Brahms.
16:30
In Tune—Monday - Sean Rafferty
With composer Tarik O'Regan and live music in the studio from violinist Alina Pogostkina.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Episode 1
1/5Donald Macleod explores Alessandro Scarlatti's early years.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC Concert Orchestra - Disturbia
The BBC CO under Keith Lockhart and soprano Ilona Domnich in a special Halloween concert.
22:00
Night Waves—Top Boy, Jack Goes Boating, Marina Warner
Presented by Matthew Sweet. With Ronan Bennett on his new TV drama Top Boy.
22:45
The Essay—A Dark History of British Gardening, Escapism
1/5Jenny Uglow explores the British tendency to escape from problems into the garden.
23:00
Jazz on 3—Sid Peacock's Surge in Session
Jez Nelson presents composer Sid Peacock and his Surge big band in an exclusive session.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—01/11/2011
Jonathan Swain with an all-Haydn concert given by the Romanian Radio Concert Orchestra.
